![]() You may need to make more than four to accumulate the 8 total points because some topics are worth 2 points, and some worth 1 point. This is a minimum of just four (4) total posts. (See Videos, Podcasts, and iTunes webpage.) Discussion Topics (on Moodle)Ĩ) Make a minimum of two (2) posts to any of the original questions, and two (2) posts (replies) to other students' responses. They are not in the iTunes store, however. This video might help you with the MS Project problem that I described above (item 6b). Case Study Videosħa) View the "Hard Rock: Rockfest" video, available on Moodle (8:32 minutes). For background to this project, you can listen to the "Hard Rock - Rockfest" case study video described below. For the "Rockfest" problem, you must create the Gantt and PERT/CPM charts in MS Project, and submit your final project file for this Rockfest problem on Moodle for grading. Problems 3.5 and 3.9 are relatively easy, you can try using MS Project for these, put your answers into Moodle's "Problems" homework, and no need to submit any files. Using MS Project, do problems 3.5, 3.9 (page 94), and question 1 from the "Managing Hard Rock's Rockfest" video case study (page 101). ![]() In the video, I show how to solve this problem (click here) that I provided to you in the lecture notes (MS Project Demo). My video is for an earlier version of Project, but later versions are very similar. Put your answers into Moodle.Ħb) View this Chapter 3 Microsoft Project video. Using my Gantt Chart model, answer questions 1 through 5, provided here. This video will help you better understand the project and how to use my Excel Gantt Chart model. The Excel model should be fun to use, but for "real" project management, MS Project is the way to go.Ħa) View the Chapter 3 Excel - Gantt Chart video, (approximately 15 minutes). This model needs " Macros Enabled" in Excel.Ħ) For this chapter, we are going to work a little bit with an Excel model, and then we are going to work with MS Project. Problems Homework and Support: The Excel model & MS Project.Įxcel_Model-03 for this project. Lecture VideosĤ) View the lecture video for this chapter (approximately 27 minutes).Īll lectures are accessible in multiple formats and as RSS feeds (See Videos, Podcasts, and iTunes webpage.) Self-Assessmentsĥ) Do the Chapter 3 self-assessment on Moodle. Self-study guide Reading and Lecture Assignmentsġ) Review the lecture notes for this chapter.Ģ) Review the Self-study guide, if needed.ģ) Read Chapter 3 in the textbook. Students in the past have had success with it. You will have to rely on your ability to learn OpenProj if you want to use it. I don't have a video showing how to use alternative products, like OpenProj. Once you complete this install, you will then be able to run PC-based software on your Mac.ĭ) Install the alternative product, described below.Īn alternative product, ProjectLibre, can be used (see my note below about this alternative and download links.) However, I prefer that you use the more powerful MS Project product. STSG and/or ITS can help you with this process, and it doesn't cost anything unless you decide to use a commercial PC virtualization product. If you can't find it, you will have to contact ITS.Ī) Do this project on a Tippie lab computer.ī) Do this project on someones PC by downloading MS Project from MS Azure, and going through the installation.Ĭ) Install a PC virtualization product (e.g., VirtualBox (free), Parallels, or VMware) on their Mac, download and install MS Windows from the MS Azure website, and finally download and install MS Project. Sometimes these end up in your junk mailbox, so look for it. You will need to log into MS Azure with the username and password that was sent to you by the MS Azure website. If you are using your own PC computer, you will commonly need to download MS Project from the MS Azure website (free), burn it to a DVD, and then install it. MS Project is available on most Tippie College of Business lab computers, but it is not available on the UIowa Virtual Desktop. Microsoft Project, which is a PC-only product. ![]() Software required: MS Excel 2013 or newer, either PC or Mac for the Excel Gantt Chart model. To understand the role of projects in organizations, to use a Gantt chart for scheduling, to determine a project's critical path, to understand how to calculate variances of activity times, and to understand what crashing a project means.
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